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kurikim
03-17-2009, 10:11 PM
So, I'm aking a four day trip and there's no one here that I feel comfortable with asking to feed my betta. I was thinking of bringing Peregrine with me in a plastic container with holes in the lid like what fish come in at pet stores. It would be easy to bring the tank in the car sans water, and then I could transfer him when I get there. Would this be too stressful for him? It's a 5-7 hour drive depending on traffic. :/
Hunna
03-17-2009, 10:42 PM
I'm not sure about the car ride, but they do make feeders to put in the fish tank that slowly dissolves and feeds the fish daily.
kurikim
03-17-2009, 11:20 PM
I've tried one before, made my little 1.5 gallon tank a cloudy mess in under a day. XP
Hunna
03-17-2009, 11:38 PM
what about the clicker kind that release a lil food on a set timer?
It does sound easier just to take the lil guy huh?
I dunno how well they travel tho, but it cant be worse than some of the bowls I've seen some manage to live in.
kurikim
03-18-2009, 10:56 AM
True, I may just be worrying too much. Everyone keeps telling me that bettas are hardy fish but I keep expecting mine to die. :/
i hope i don't get yelled at or anything, but i have found bettas to go an extraordinary time without food. i had one that didn't eat for months. if you absolutely can't figure something out, he'll probably be okay until you get back.
Pet Pal
03-19-2009, 02:16 PM
If you bring your fish, Put him in a portable container that wont let the water spill out. And keep the container covered in black except the air holes.
Macawpower58
03-19-2009, 03:13 PM
I took my betta on a trip. He did fine, I used one of those huge 'big gulp' containers from a convenience store. The one thing you must be careful is of temperature. I'd take my betta in every store and restaurant I went to. My trip was during the winter, and he'd have frozen if left in the car. Same with warm temps, it doesn't take long for a car to overheat.
I took my betta on a trip. He did fine, I used one of those huge 'big gulp' containers from a convenience store. The one thing you must be careful is of temperature. I'd take my betta in every store and restaurant I went to. My trip was during the winter, and he'd have frozen if left in the car. Same with warm temps, it doesn't take long for a car to overheat.
aha! thanks, you beat me to it. i was just going to mention temperature!
kurikim
03-19-2009, 07:00 PM
Fortunately I'll only be making one quick stop along the way- at a gas station. Though I have made the trip on one tank of gas before (go Civic go). Maybe I'll gas up before I go instead, though it is nice to get a quick break during that drive. After LA I often feel like a breather, lol. Grapevine's pretty, but the five going through LA is not. Between the GIANT blind-you signs at the Citadel (creepiest name for a shopping center EVER btw) and the inevitable stop-and-go traffic where the 5 cuts down to two lanes, the five there is just not very fun (or pretty).
kurikim
03-25-2009, 02:49 PM
Update- Peregrine made it there and back with no mishaps. :)
Irish_Lass
03-25-2009, 02:55 PM
Good news!!
katiem
03-25-2009, 03:06 PM
I'm glad.
Did he enjoy the trip?;)
kurikim
03-26-2009, 12:54 AM
I'm glad.
Did he enjoy the trip?;)
lol, I think it made him grateful for his normal tank. :biglaugh:
dsnrmagic
04-22-2009, 03:25 PM
I took my betta on a trip. He did fine, I used one of those huge 'big gulp' containers from a convenience store. The one thing you must be careful is of temperature. I'd take my betta in every store and restaurant I went to. My trip was during the winter, and he'd have frozen if left in the car. Same with warm temps, it doesn't take long for a car to overheat.
Wow, it survived in regular room temp of cold weather?